Typographical machine.



D. S. KENNEDY.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1914.

Patented May 4, 1915.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 1 0.; s. KENNEDY.- TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, I914.

Patented May 4, 1915.

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n. s. KENNEDY. TYPOGRAPHLCAL MACHINE. APPHCATION FILED JUNE 19, 1914.

Patented M 4, 1915 4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

D.S.KEN NEDY. TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1M4. v Patented May 4, 19 15.

' 4 SHEETS-SHEET 4 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID s. KENNEDY, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AssIGnoR ToMERG fi'rHALERLINOTYPE company, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK TYPOGRAPHICAL Macumn.

Application filed June 19, 1914.

I aceon'ipanying drawing. I

Be it known that 1, DAVID S. KEXXEDY, a citizen of the United States,residing at llrooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York, haveinvented certain new and usefulImprovements in Typographical Machines,of which the following is a specificatiomreference being had therein. tothe My invention relates to ty 'iographical machines, such as linotypeniachines of the general organization represented in Letters Patent ofthe United States, N 4 lli,532, t i O. Mergenthaler, wherein circulatingmatrices are released from a n'iagazine in the order in which theircharacters are to appear in print andthen assembled in line, thecomposed line transferred to-the face of a' mold, the mold filled withn'iolten n'ietal to form'a sing or linotypc against" the matrices which}producethe type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter returnedthrough distributing mechanism to the magazine from which they started.

More 'iarticularly, it relates to that kind thereofequipped with aplurality of shiftable "magazines and eoiiperatingtfimeans, wherebyany;selected one may bebrought into operativeposition at will. i In theaccompanyi 'ig drawings, I have shown my lll'll'Jl'QVClllCDtS as adaptedto a style of machine somewhat similar to that disclosed in theapplication for Letters Pat-- ent of learceand liillington, filedJanuary 27, '1914, Serial No. 814,670. However, will be understood thatmany changes and .variations may be made therein, and in their f mode ofadaptation, which will still becomprised within the spirit of the'invention; and that they may be applied tocther forms of typographicalmachines, such as typesetters, typecasters' and the like, which handletype'or dies, instead of matrices.

Generally speaking, I desire t tocrbe understood that I do not limitmyself to any specific form or embodiment, eizceptdn so far-as such lmitations are specified 1n the claims.

- Referring to the rawi'ngsz'Figure 1 isfn.

side View,-partly in section and broken Specification of letters Patent.

Serial No. 846,021.

away, of a portion of the machine; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 isa view somewhat similar to Fig. l, butshowingthe-parts in different position; Fig. 4 is a detail section onthe line 44 of Fig. Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical section through thelower ends of the magazines, etc; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspectiveillustrating the keyboard shift.

' The matrices X are stored according to 4 font in the superposedmagazines A A A A, foursuch magazines being shown in the drawings forpurposes of illustration, althoughit willbe' understood that myinvention is equally applicable to a different number thereof. As in thePearce and Billing- Patented May 4, 1915.

middle pair A and A in operative position. The. superposed magazines aresuitably connected, and their shifting means prefer ably comprise. thefour cams C, mounted respectively at the ends of two transverse shaftsC,;beneath the. lowermost magazine j and supporting the entire series,the forward 'pair' of cams being located atwhen the,

front end of the magazines and the other pair of cams at or near theirrear end. The

means for operating the cams C comprise the fore-and-aft shaft Dconnected by bevel gearin D to'the two shafts C. ,and provided atitsorward end with the operating han- ,dle E, whereby the magazines may beraised or lowered as desired. In order to lock the magazines in ftheiradjusted position, the handle E (Fifg.'1) isinovable lon 'tudinally uponthe she t D, and is arrange to engage -normally with the stop or stud Eupon the fixed frame, a spring E, tending'to return the handle' ito itsnormal or locked position. desired ,to shift the magazines, thehandleismoved forwardly and the shaft cal ioo

. throats,

D rotated thereby, and after the magazines are brought to the desiredlevel, the spring E acts to engage the handle with the stop E wherebythe parts are secured ag'amst accidental displacement.

As previously sta'ted,'any contiguous pair of magazines may bebroughtinto operative relation to the assembling devices, and to this end, theraceway B is formed with two one B to register with the upper magazine,and the other B to register with the lower one. As the matrices X arereleased from either of the active magazines, they pass throu h theirrespective throats into the raceway B to the belt B whereby they areconveyed to the other assembling the manner well understood the lever inone direction. The actuating devices for the 'escapements are mountedupon the stationary framework, and are so located that the magazines andtheir conn; eci;ed escape'ments may be shifted with reference theretowithout hindrance or obstrucon The actuating means for the escapementsof the upper active magazine comprise (Fig. the series of pivoted leversG, located beneath the throat B1, the normal position of these leversbeing indicated by dotted lines, at which time they, are out ofengagement with the escapement levers F, and also out of the path of themagay'nes. Mounted in proximity to each of the levers Gr is a link Gslidably' mounted in the framework, as for instance by the pin-an(l-slotconnection J at its upper end, and the rollsJ (Fig. 4) at its lower end.The link G is formed'with an arm G projecting into position to en gagethe lever G, so that as, the link is elevate the lever swung about itspivot intoen gagement" with and so .as to operate the cscapjrx ncnu Themeans for 'foperatirig the o,=-, cap,emcnts, of the low'erTmagazine aresomewhat similar, and comprise the H located beneath links ll? pivotedtheretd,

u other. "the lower ends of these reads as ,L and L and the latter thereeds magazine of the active pair are levers the-throat and they 'theemployment of head-letters,

and H, snita series of vertically movable slides K, of suflicient widthto engage either setof reeds according to the lateral position of thelatter. The means for moving the slides K may be of any well-known ordesired con struction,-as for instance, the ordinary keyboard mechanismK controlled by finger:

keys K as shown in Fig. 1.

, As best shown inFig. 6, the relation of the slidesK to the twostaggered ser es of reeds Gr and H of reeds is engaged thereby,

is such that when one set the reeds of-the other set will be located ininactive position 7 between the slides.

At this time, ation of the keys K of the escapements corresponding tothe engaged set of reeds. In orderto permit the delivery of matricesfrom the other magazine, it is necessary to disengage the 'actlve set ofreeds from the slides K, and to enga the other set therewith. effect byI This I preferab y the two manually controlled slides the former enaging the reeds G, These slides are connected at their ends insuchmanner't-hat the movement of the lever effects the shifting of theslides in opposite directions; that is to say, in one position of thehandle, the reeds H operative relation to the slides K, and in its otherposition the reeds G are in operative 'relation'yto the slides. Theoperator may thus at Wlll deliver matrices from either of the pair ofmagazines in operative posimagazines, which arrangement necessitates anallowance for clearance, and thus restricts to some extent the width orthickness matrices stored in the magazines. In my improved construction,

magazines,

the escapements of the upper actuated by links which do not pass betweenits matrix paths, and hence-it is feasible to store otherwise bepossible.

considerable importance, in that it permits display characters, etc.

, As'previously stated, I have illustrated my invention-only inpreferred form and by way of example; but obviously many modificationsthe oper- I will effect the actuation to the centrally piv- Oted e er Mprovided with the handle M,

are in y the Pearce andr the location 1.05 of the escapements on the tops de of certai of the 7 due to the location of all the escapements atthe bottom of thc 5' in combination with .the smaller and morefrequently employed fonts.

and alterations therein, and. 7 in its mode of application, willsuggestl themselves to those skilled in the artfwithout departure fromits scope.

Having thus described my invention, its construction and mode ofoperation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is'as follows:

1. In a typographical machine, the combination of two superposedmagazines each provided with a series of escapements, and

two series-of actuating devices, one for each series of escapements, theactuating devices for the upper magazine extending across the mouth ofthe lower magazine and through which the type or matrices'therefrompass,

and the escapements of the 11 per magazine being located on its under sie so that their actuating devices will standout of the path of the typeor matrices passing therefrom.

2. In a typographical machine, the combination of two superposedmagazines, eachprovided with a series of escape'ments, and two series ofactuating devices mounted exte riorly of the magazines,'.one for eachseries of escapements, the.act\ 1ating devices for the uppermagazineextending past the-mouth of the lower magazinb and through which thetype or matrices therefrom pass, and the escapements for both magazinesbeing located on their under sides so that theircorresponding-actuatingdevices will stand out of the path of theoutgoing type or matrices.

3. In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality ofsuperposed magazines movable to bring different selected pairs thereofinto operative position, and each provided with a series ofcscapement-s, and two series of actuating devices for the cscapcments ofthe selected magazines, theactuating deviccsi'or theiipper one of saidmagazines being arranged so as to stand out of the path of the outgoingtype or matrices,

i. In a typographical machine, the Combination of a pluralityofsuperposed magazines movable to bringdill'erent selected pairs thereofinto operative position, and

each provided with a series of cscapements, and two series of actuatingdevices for the cscapcments of the selected magazines, the

cscapcmcnts for the upper one of said magazines being located on itsunder side so that their actuating devices will stand out of-the path ofthe outgoing type or matrices.

5. In a typographical machine, the com bination of a plurality ofsuperposed magazines movable to bring different selected pairs thereofinto operative POSltlOYLdlINl "each provided with a series ofescapements,

and two series of actuating devices for the escapemcnts oi the selectedmagazines, the said cscapcments being located on the under Q I i side ofall the magazines so that the actuating devices may coiiperatc with theescape-- ments of any selected pair of adjoining magazines.

6. In a typographical machine, the combination of two magazines, eachprovided with a series of 'escapements on its under side and movableinto and out of operative position, and two series of actuating devicesfor the escapeinents, the'said actuating devices being sup ortedindependently of the magazines "and arranged so as to" permit 8. In atypographical machine, the coin-- bination of two series of escape nentactuating devices, a single series of operating members therefor, andmeans for shifting the two series of actuating devices relatively toeach other to bring them alternately into a "a,

operative relation to the operating members. 9. In a typographicalmachine, the combination of two magazines each having a series ofescapements, two series of escapement actuating devices, a single seriesof operating members therefor, and means forshiftingthe actuatingdevices so'as to locate those of one ser es above the operating members,and those of 'the other series between the said members, and vice versa.

10. In a ty mgraphicai machine, the combination of a pll'u'alityofmagazines each prov ded with a series of esca'pements on its under sideand two series of actuating devices for the cscapements, the said partsbeing arranged so' that the actuating devices selected 'pair ofadjoining magazines.

11. In a typographical machine, the com bination of a plurality ofmagazines movmay be connected to the escapements' of any able to bringdifferent selected pairs thereof into operative position,- and eachprovided with a series of escanements on its under side, and two seriesof actuating devices for;

the escapements of the selected magazines, bination of a plurality ofmagazines new 1 able .to 'bi'ing difl'erent selected pairs thereof int-ooperative position, and each provided 12. In a typographical.machine,the coins on its under side with a series of escapev ments. and twoseries of pivoted levers adapted to engage directly with theescapelevers being mounted independently of the magazines .amluutrangedso as to permit their free and unimpeded movement.

13. in a typographical composing ma- ('lllflt. the combination of aplurality of s11- perposcd inclined magazines, an escapement for eachmagazine, 'aj'common raceway adaptedto receive.matrices from all the icements ofthe sclectcdniagazines, the said magazines, conduct matricesreleased ments from the respective magazines ofanother magazine andtravers1ng a to the said common raceway, an, escapement rod matirig'v onthe-escanement of one magazine .w!thout;traversmg any of the throats,and a.n,eseapement rod acting on the escapement throat other than thatappropriate to the matrices a plurality of throats adapted to by theescapedescending frcmthe last mentioned 'maga- 10 wherecf, I haveafiixed' my 4

